While the students were slightly sharper after viewing the photos of the food and the adult animals, their productivity shot through the roof after looking at the photos of kittens and puppies. In fact, they were exactly 44% better at performing the tasks.

One theory as to why this happens is that extreme cuteness makes folks pay more attention, and this extra attentiveness continues when the viewer moves on to do other things.

If looking at photos of kittens and puppies can boast workplace production, imagine all you could get done if your boss allowed actual kittens and puppies in the office?

Until that happens, just keep checking TheFW, where we promise to keep bringing the latest and greatest of productivity-boosting kitten fare.